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Irish Independent
13 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Pre-tax profits at Cully & Sully firm rise 5pc
New accounts filed by the Irish arm of global health and wellness company Hain Celestial show the business recorded the increase in profits as revenues rose by 7pc from €26.39m to €28.32m in the 12 months to the end of June 2024. Cully & Sully co-founders, Colum O'Sullivan and Cullen Allen, the nephew of Ballymaloe's Darina Allen, shared a multi-million euro windfall from selling their business to the New York-based organic products group Hain Celestial in April 2012. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Allen are directors of Hain Celestial Ireland Ltd and Cully & Sully soup is just one of a number of brands the company sells in the Irish, EU and UK markets At the time, Hain Celestial confirmed that it paid €10.46m in cash for Cully & Sully and a further €4.5m was to be paid based upon the achievement of specified operating results during the period through to June 30, 2014. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Allen are directors of Hain Celestial Ireland Ltd and Cully & Sully soup is just one of a number of brands the company sells in the Irish, EU and UK markets. Other brands include Linda McCartney frozen meals, Cadbury spreads, jam and jelly under the Hartley brand, Dream non-dairy rice plant-based drinks, as well as other household brands such as Sun Pat peanut butter. The directors state that one of the key brands, Cully & Sully soup, is manufactured exclusively in Ireland. The company's operating profits declined by 15pc from €2.37m to €2m and the company increased its pre-tax profits as interest income almost doubled from €546,576 to €1.07m. The company recorded a post-tax profit of €2.58m after incurring a corporation tax charge of €492,392. Addressing the company's going concern status, the directors state the firm has considerable financial resources and a good business model including strong relationships with its customer and supplier base. They state that 'as a consequence, the directors believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully'. ADVERTISEMENT The firm's balance sheet continued to strengthen last year with accumulated profits rising from €24.27m to €26.85m. The company's cash funds increased from €16.24m to €19.89m. Numbers directly employed by the firm last year increased from 14 to 15 as staff costs increased from €1.11m to €1.4m. Six directors served during the year and directors' pay increased from €405,464 to €422,607.
Irish Independent
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry's ace forward Amy O'Sullivan says groundwork for win was laid in midfield
O'Sullivan scored 2-3 in Kerry's Group 2 win over Carlow but she's expecting a much tougher test away to Down in the second game in the Intermediate Championship Kerryman Amy O'Sullivan has been a key player over the last number of years, but this year she has really elevated her game. She was the third highest scorer in Division 2 of the National Camogie League (Patrice Diggin was second) and the top scorer from play with 6-9. To say that O'Sullivan has maintained that standard coming into the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship is an understatement – she struck for a whopping 2-3 in the first half in Saturday's Group 2 opener to really put the kibosh on Carlow's chances. The catch for her first point was a particular highlight of the game, and a really spectacular piece of skill.
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Pre-tax profits at Cully & Sully firm fall by 5pc
New accounts filed by the Irish arm of global health and wellness company Hain Celestial show the business recorded the increase in profits as revenues rose by 7pc from €26.39m to €28.32m in the 12 months to the end of June 2024. Cully & Sully co-founders, Colum O'Sullivan and Cullen Allen, the nephew of Ballymaloe's Darina Allen, shared a multi-million euro windfall from selling their business to the New York-based organic products group Hain Celestial in April 2012. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Allen are directors of Hain Celestial Ireland Ltd and Cully & Sully soup is just one of a number of brands the company sells in the Irish, EU and UK markets At the time, Hain Celestial confirmed that it paid €10.46m in cash for Cully & Sully and a further €4.5m was to be paid based upon the achievement of specified operating results during the period through to June 30, 2014. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Allen are directors of Hain Celestial Ireland Ltd and Cully & Sully soup is just one of a number of brands the company sells in the Irish, EU and UK markets. Other brands include Linda McCartney frozen meals, Cadbury spreads, jam and jelly under the Hartley brand, Dream non-dairy rice plant-based drinks, as well as other household brands such as Sun Pat peanut butter. The directors state that one of the key brands, Cully & Sully soup, is manufactured exclusively in Ireland. The company's operating profits declined by 15pc from €2.37m to €2m and the company increased its pre-tax profits as interest income almost doubled from €546,576 to €1.07m. The company recorded a post-tax profit of €2.58m after incurring a corporation tax charge of €492,392. Addressing the company's going concern status, the directors state the firm has considerable financial resources and a good business model including strong relationships with its customer and supplier base. They state that 'as a consequence, the directors believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully'. The firm's balance sheet continued to strengthen last year with accumulated profits rising from €24.27m to €26.85m. The company's cash funds increased from €16.24m to €19.89m. Numbers directly employed by the firm last year increased from 14 to 15 as staff costs increased from €1.11m to €1.4m. Six directors served during the year and directors' pay increased from €405,464 to €422,607.
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
O'Sullivan finishes with a flourish with Listowel double
Lombardstown trainer Eugene O'Sullivan left it late to make his mark on the final day of Listowel's three-day meeting, but made up for lost time with a fine double in the last two races, both owned by Jack Singleton. Bugs Moran contested the Beasley Engineering Hunters' Chase, and the eight-year-old benefited from a fine front-running ride by Mick Kenneally. A useful sort when with Noel Meade, he is lightly raced over fences and is just the type to excel in this sphere. 'He's a lovely horse to get,' said O'Sullivan. 'He's rated in the 130s over hurdles and I got him with the intention of running him in the Foxhunters but didn't have him qualified in time. 'Jumping is what it's all about, and Mick gave him a great ride. In Mallow, he made a mistake at the first, and in Killarney he made three or four mistakes, but it's just experience he needs. I'm not sure what we'll do with him yet, but I'd like to plan towards Cheltenham next year. He's not the fastest horse but he'll stay all day.' The final race of the three-day meeting was the Bryan MacMahon Bumper and Themanintheanorak made a winning track debut under a confident ride by the trainer's nephew, Alan O'Sullivan. Well-backed favourite Additional Time dropped out of contention racing down the back, leaving Angelo Dundee to trade short in running, but all the while Themanintheanorak crept into contention, and once hitting the front he won as he pleased. 'Delighted with that,' said O'Sullivan. 'He's another nice horse to have, and Alan gave him a great ride. He fell in two of his point-to-points but he's not a bad jumper, and he has plenty of scope and will improve away.' Paul Townend travelled to the meeting for two rides and also completed a double, both for Willie Mullins. In neither case was there much to concern connections, particularly with Blood Destiny, who earned a long overdue return to winning ways in the John J. Galvin Chase. At odds of 1-8, nothing but a Monday stroll was expected, and Townend ensured it was thus. In front from flag fall, he sent his mount clear down the back, and getting in close to the final fence was all that kept it interesting. 'He enjoyed it, and winning will do him the world of good,' said Townend. 'He handled the ground well enough and did what he was expected to do. The last was big when we were coming to it, just because we were getting it so easy. 'I don't know if he's going to stay going or if he'll be left off. He's not old and he has other career options, not just farming these races. He's a horse with good form, but he's just hard to win with.' La Note Verte was all the rage in the market for the Nora Canty Mares' Maiden Hurdle and the five-year-old, having her first run since winning a bumper at this meeting in 2024, also delivered for Mullins and Townend with little fuss. Available at 6-4 in the overnight market and sent off 4-7, she raced in a prominent position, went to the front early in the straight, and won readily despite patent signs of greenness. Townend said: 'She likes it around here, and it wasn't the deepest of races, but she jumped like a buck, and that's her asset. She'll have to improve on that to be competitive through the summer, but her jumping should bring her a long way.' The Tony Martin-trained Day Trader, who showed real promise on his hurdling debut but disappointed when turned out just six days later, got off the mark at the third time of asking when winning the John B. Keane Maiden Hurdle under Daniel King. The lightly-raced Patty O'Farrell has shown improved form since going handicapping and Peter Maher's mare made the breakthrough over timber when taking the Southern Waste Management Mares' Handicap Hurdle in grand style. Never far off the pace under a smart ride by Sean O'Keeffe, the seven-year-old led two out and didn't have to be fully extended to beat the staying-on Katherine. Stuntman Steve gained a much deserved second success over hurdles when taking the Join Racing TV With A Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle. Having run well in handicaps on consecutive days at the Easter festival in Fairyhouse and again when fourth in a good race at Killarney, he was popular in the betting this time. The 11-4 favourite, which Seán Flanagan rode for Gavin Cromwell, was under pressure from a long way out but responded well and won a shade comfortably.
Chicago Tribune
a day ago
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Coastal Carolina baseball coach calls Florida's Kevin O'Sullivan a ‘bully' for expletive-filled tirade
First-year Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall called Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan a bully and disrespectful for his expletive-filled rant directed at site administrators before an elimination game in the NCAA Conway Regional. O'Sullivan was upset about the start time of his team's elimination game Sunday against East Carolina being pushed back an hour. East Carolina had played a game Saturday that ended at midnight. O'Sullivan declined to comment on the confrontation after his team's 11-4 loss to the Pirates. Asked if he wanted to publicly apologize, he said, 'I handled it properly, you know, at the end of the game, yes.' Schnall, whose team eliminated the Pirates with a 1-0 win Sunday night, said he felt compelled to 'stand up for what's right' and comment on O'Sullivan. 'What transpired this morning on our field, another coach disrespected our associate AD, who works as hard as anybody in our entire program, he disrespected our field crew, who are the salt of the earth. These guys would do anything for our program,' Schnall said. 'It's not OK, and this needs to be brought up.' Schnall said O'Sullivan's tirade, circulated widely on social media, was disrespectful and unacceptable. 'This is a national champion coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around,' Schnall said. 'Disappointed. Disappointed somebody that a lot of coaches look up to, for him to act that way.' Asked about O'Sullivan, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin said: 'It wasn't just directed at us. It was directed at everybody. Whatever, man. We won. We get to play again, so that's all that matters.' Coastal Carolina, the No. 13 national seed, will play No. 4 Auburn in a best-of-three super regional this week.
